From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Apr 6 09:16:54 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0FDE537B401 for ; Sun, 6 Apr 2003 09:16:54 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freshaire.wiz.com (freshaire.wiz.com [66.143.183.129]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 58AF743F85 for ; Sun, 6 Apr 2003 09:16:53 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from marc@wiz.com) Received: from freshaire.wiz.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freshaire.wiz.com (8.12.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id h36GGqdr004579 for ; Sun, 6 Apr 2003 11:16:52 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from marc@freshaire.wiz.com) Received: (from marc@localhost) by freshaire.wiz.com (8.12.6/8.12.6/Submit) id h36GGqcL004578 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Sun, 6 Apr 2003 11:16:52 -0500 (CDT) Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2003 11:16:52 -0500 From: Marc Wiz To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20030406161652.GA4518@freshaire.wiz.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i Subject: Re: USB Printer X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 06 Apr 2003 16:16:54 -0000 I have been reading Konrad's posts and the replies to the mailing list regarding getting his HP printer to work. I also have an HP 656C USB printer. I am running 4.7-Release. Like Konrad the kernel does see the printer when it plugged in: Apr 6 11:06:05 freshaire /kernel: ulpt0: HEWLETT-PACKARD DESKJET 656C, rev 1.10/1.10, addr 2, iclass 7/1 Now here comes the interesting part since I figured it would be a good idea to start debugging this with a simple setup (no printer spooler, etc.) I have tried to do echo "hello there" > /dev/ulpt0 and nothing happens. It takes about 30 seconds before the command ends. I have tried this on another system with FreeBSD and the 656C printer and get the same results. If I try the echo using Linux the printer works just fine. I.e. a page is printed with "hello there". I then verified I had the proper support in the kernel: kldstat -v | egrep 'usb|lpt' 14 ppbus/lpt 121 ohci/usb 122 uhci/usb 127 uhub/ulpt 130 usb/uhub The code is compiled into the kernel (not a module) Any suggestions as to how to proceed? Are there any driver debug options that can be enabled either for USB or the printer code? Thanks, Marc -- Marc Wiz marc@wiz.com Yes, that really is my last name.